Hat-pin protector.



E. BONDE.

' HAT PIN PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 27, 1913.

1,067,637. Patented July 15, 1913.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT @FFECE.

EDWARD BONDE, (DE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

HAT-PIN PROTECTOR.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD BONDE, a citizenof Denmark, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles andState of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Hat-Pin Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in pin fastening. devices, andparticularly to that type of fastener which is adapted to protect thepoint of the pin from likelihood of causing injury while in use.

The invention comprises in its preferred embodiment a pin receivingportion having connected therewith a spring member for holding the pinupon which it is mounted in frictional contact with said body.

A further object is the provision of means for positively holding thefastener upon the pin when the same is frictionally secured thereon asbefore mentioned.

For a full understanding of the present invention, reference is to behad to the following description and the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fastener and protector constructedin accordance with my invention, and shown as applied to a hat pin. Fig.2 is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectionalview on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional viewon the line 41 of Fig. 3. Fig.5 is a top plan view of the device alone.

Throughout the following detail description and on the several figuresof the drawings, similar parts are referred to by like referencecharacters.

Referring to the drawings, and specifically describing the invention,the fastener and protector in its preferred embodiment comprises a bodyportion 1 of suitable length and material, but preferably composed of astrip of metal bent to form a trough-like or V-shaped member. Secured inany desired manner to the body portion 1, beneath and at one end of thesame, is a spring member 2, said spring member near its attached endbeing preferably coiled as desig natcd by the numeral 3, to provide thenecessary spring tension. The outer end of the spring member 2 is bentvertically at substantially right angles to the main portionSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 27, 1913.

Patented July 15, 1913.

Serial No. 744,545.

of said pin member to form a loop or eye 4, the end of the spring memberaforesaid forming said eye, being bent around the body portion 1, nearits end. .The sides of the V-shaped member 1 are provided with alinednotches 5, in which the eye 1 engages.

It will be obvious from the foregoing description that the device may beapplied to a hat pin 6, such as illustrated in Fig. 1, the point ofwhich is inserted in the bottom of the trough-like portion 1, the springmemher 2, beneath the same, being pressed by the operator so as to raisethe loop or eye 5, in order to permit the passage of the pin pointtherebeneath. Relieving pressure against the spring member 2 permits theloop, by reason of the spring tension to clamp the pin against thebottom of the V- shaped member 1. lVhile it is not necessary, I preferto employ in my embodiment a head 7, particularly desirable when the device is used as a hat pin protector, and the function of this head,aside from its ornamental purposes, is to limit the longitudinalmovement of the pin 6, the point of which abuts against the head 7 whenthe device is secured in position thereon. I also provide a transversebar 8 secured adjacent the upper edges of the V-shaped body portion 1,at a point intermediate the length of the latter. The purpose of thisbar is to prevent tendency of the protector to tilt, due to the clampingaction of the device at one end as shown in the figures of the drawing.As clearly seen in Figs. 1 and 2, the point of the pin not only engagesbeneath the loop 4, but also passes beneath the transverse bar 8.

The device as thus described, protects the point of the pin frominjurious action after the pin has been passed through the hat, and itis inserted in position on said point. In addition to protecting thepoint it acts as a fastener to prevent the pin from slippingaccidentally, this latter function being particularly desirable wherethe device is used on scarfpins and the like in the usual manner.

To assist the clamping action hereinbefore described, I preferably formthe body portion 1, after the metal is bent, with serrations 9 extendingthrough the interior apex of the V-shaped member, said serrationspreventing the point from slipping after it has been frictionallyengaged in the device by the loop 4, because of the gripping actionwhich will obviously be provided by said serrations.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a device of the class described comprising a pin receiving bodyportion of substantially V-shaped form, a spring member connected withsaid body portion at one end and arranged to clamp the pin in the bodyportion at its other end, and a bar secured to the body portiontransversely thereof beneath which the pin is adapted to be passed toprevent tilting of said device with respect to the pin.

2. In a device of the class described comprising a pin receiving bodyportion of substantially V-shaped form, the sides of said body portionhaving alined notches therein, a spring member secured to the bodyportion and having one end bent at angles around the body portion so asto engage in the notches aforesaid, whereby the pin may be frictionallyclamped between the bent end and the body portion, a head on one end ofsaid body portion against which the pin abuts, and means intermediatethe head and the eye beneath which the pin is adapted to pass so as tohold the device upon said pin.

8. In a device of the class described comprising a pin receiving bodyportion of substantially V-shaped form, the sides of said body portionhaving alined notches therein, a spring member secured to the bodyportion and having one end bent at angles to form an eye surrounding thebody portion soas to engage in the notches aforesaid, whereby the pinmay be frictionally clamped between the eye and the body portion, a headon one end of said body portion against which the pin abuts, and a barsecured to the body portion transversely of the same and intermediatethe eye and head aforesaid, said body portion being provided interiorlythereof which serrations to grip the pin when the device is frietionallyclamped thereon. I

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD BONDE.

\Vitnesses HENRY E. MoCLnLLAn, J AMES BISGAARD,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

